Category: CFTH Blog

Tonight New York City could face more than a foot of snow. The Grand Central Food Program will be running. If you are in need of a hot meal, you can find one at these locations. We encourage you to please seek shelter and stay safe in this extreme weather. H ..Read More

“My heart has a wide hole in it,” said Isaiah Douglas, a 9-year-old boy who is now living in a hotel with his family after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy. He, along with many other displaced families, rallied on the steps of City Hall yesterda ..Read More

Coalition for the Homeless President and CEO Mary Brosnahan released the following statement on the passing of former New York City Mayor Ed Koch: “When New York’s homeless crisis first exploded in the 1980s, Mayor Koch initially failed to address ..Read More

First Step Goes to Zumba Class By Liz Henderson, First Step Program Manager One of the highlights of each First Step session is the trip to Zumba class, generously provided by Misty Clark and M Dance & Fitness. Misty and her crew tailor the hour-long clas ..Read More

Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated New York, hundreds of evacuees remain in City-funded short-term emergency shelter (and thousands more remain in FEMA-funded temporary placements). But while some evacuees ended up in Manhattan tourist hotels, many ..Read More

Tonight the City conducts its annual HOPE survey of unsheltered homeless New Yorkers. And once again, the survey’s numerous flaws mean that the resulting estimate will undercount the homeless population and misinform the general public. As we’ve written in ..Read More

This week’s arctic cold is a reminder that, during extreme weather conditions, lack of shelter from the elements can literally be a death sentence. Nonetheless, Mayor Bloomberg and his administration continue to push forward a plan to deny emergency shelter ..Read More

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the chaos of the evacuation shelters and the ever-shifting City response made it difficult to predict the true scope of need for those that had been displaced. But three months later, the Coalition for the Homeles ..Read More

The temperature is not expected to go above the mid-20’s this week and will be in the low teens at night. Here is some important information on staying warm and helping homeless neighbors: 1.) First and foremost, seek shelter from the elements. If someon ..Read More